They're riding in honor of their colleagues who died on duty, and Thursday the group met a little boy whose father died before he could meet him.

Isaac Patrick, 10, geared up for the ride honoring someone very close to his heart.

"I'm riding my bike because my dad was a police officer and he was killed," Patrick said.

Patrick was born six months after his dad was shot and killed in December 2003.

Patrick's mother makes sure he knows exactly who his dad was.

"She says I'm like him in a lot of ways. Like I can play basketball and football," he said.

Patrick helped start Thursday's portion of the ride.

About 20 riders started their day in Jeffersonville.

"Day 11 we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, It's been a long ride. It's been well worth it," Indiana State Police Master Trooper Rich Crawford said.

Cops Cycling for Survivors started in 2002.

Each year, the group rides for 13 days across Indiana honoring officers killed in the line of duty.

"Unfortunately we've lost already three officers in the line of duty in the state of Indiana just in a very short period of time and we'll be honoring those officers next year in (the) 2015 ride," Crawford said.

Patrick's portion of Thursday's ride might have been short, but the cyclists are doing their best to make sure his father's memory stays alive.

The 13-day bike ride wraps up Saturday at Butler University in Indianapolis.